Tincture

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

II. Tincture ·noun A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

III. Tincture ·noun A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

IV. Tincture ·noun A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

V. Tincture ·vt To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to Tinge.

VI. Tincture ·vt To communicate a slight foreign color to; to Tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

VII. Tincture ·noun A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

VIII. Tincture ·noun The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.

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